Analysis of Author’s Extensity Centrality in Co-authorship Networks in the Field of Management Information Systems
Li Lirong1,Qian Wei2,Feng Yuqiang1
1 (School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China) 2 (School of Management, Agricultural University in Harbin, Harbin 150001, China)
Based on the concept and calculation method of extensity centrality, which are newly proposed in 2009, the paper builds co-authorship networks by the data of the world’s top three journals in Management Information Systems（MIS）field, analyzes the components of networks and calculates the extensity centrality of authors in five components. Then, it surveys and analyzes the backgrounds and cooperators’ research fields of those authors whose extensity centrality scores are high. The results indicate that the whole cooperative behavior of researchers in MIS is more active.Many of the authors with high extensity centrality scores are well-known experts or scholars in MIS, and they cooperate with scholars coming from various fields. Therefore，extensity centrality can indeed be used to evaluate the importance of experts and scholars.
李丽蓉 钱巍 冯玉强. 管理信息系统领域的合著网络中作者的广度中心度分析[J]. 现代图书情报技术, 2010, 26(5): 66-72.
Li Lirong Qian Wei Feng Yuqiang. Analysis of Author’s Extensity Centrality in Co-authorship Networks in the Field of Management Information Systems. New Technology of Library and Information Service, 2010, 26(5): 66-72.
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